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Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany (2023)
Journal Article
Hirtenlehner, H., Farrall, S., & Groß, E. (2023). Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany. European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), 834-855. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708231156330

Ample evidence suggests that women are more fearful of crime than men. The ‘shadow of sexual assault hypothesis’ offers a possible explanation for this gender gap: in patriarchal societies females are more afraid of sexual violence, which, in turn, d... Read More about Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany.

Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research? (2023)
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McGlacken, R., Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2023). Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?. Animals, 13(5), Article 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050776

The concept of advocacy is of increasing importance to the veterinary profession internationally. However, there are concerns around the ambiguity and complexity of acting as an advocate in practice. This paper explores what ‘animal advocacy’ involve... Read More about Two Worlds in One: What ‘Counts’ as Animal Advocacy for Veterinarians Working in UK Animal Research?.

Between Ordinary Harm and Deviance: Evaluating the UK’s Regulatory Regime For Controlling Air Pollution From Wood Burning Stoves (2023)
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Heydon, J. (2023). Between Ordinary Harm and Deviance: Evaluating the UK’s Regulatory Regime For Controlling Air Pollution From Wood Burning Stoves. British Journal of Criminology, 63(6), 1504-1522. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac102

Particulate matter (PM) in air pollution causes illness, injury and premature death by infiltrating essential organs. Wood burning stoves are a primary source of PM in the United Kingdom, where domestic wood burning emissions have tripled over the la... Read More about Between Ordinary Harm and Deviance: Evaluating the UK’s Regulatory Regime For Controlling Air Pollution From Wood Burning Stoves.

Making prisoner deaths visible: Towards a new epistemological approach (2023)
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Tomczak, P., & Mulgrew, R. (2023). Making prisoner deaths visible: Towards a new epistemological approach. Incarceration, 4, https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663231160344

In custodial contexts, the duty of states to protect the most fundamental right-to life-is heightened. Nevertheless, prisoner deaths are a universal and frequent concern. The mortality rate among the 11.5 million prisoners globally is up to 50% highe... Read More about Making prisoner deaths visible: Towards a new epistemological approach.

Editorial: Public value for all? Considering the parameters of public value co-creation (2023)
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Cluley, V., Parker, S., & Radnor, Z. (2023). Editorial: Public value for all? Considering the parameters of public value co-creation. Public Money and Management, 43(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2022.2140900

The aim behind this Public Money & Management theme is to explore the parameters of public value co-creation in order to open up a broader discussion of dis/value, public value destruction and co-destruction as a developing theme in the literature. P... Read More about Editorial: Public value for all? Considering the parameters of public value co-creation.

Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency? (2023)
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Kennedy, K., Sandy, L., & Martinovic, M. (2023). Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency?. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 62(1), 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2022.2158984

More than half of Australia’s prison population have experienced prior incarceration. Factors such as homelessness, mental illness, and poverty compound the challenges of reentry. Reentry support in Victoria, Australia is state funded, yet delivered... Read More about Reentry support in Victoria, Australia: managing risk, or fostering agency?.

Negotiating the necessity of biomedical animal use through relations with vulnerability (2023)
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McGlacken, R. (2024). Negotiating the necessity of biomedical animal use through relations with vulnerability. BioSocieties, 19(1), 130-148. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-022-00295-3

In the UK, claims are often made that public support for animal research is stronger when such use is categorised as for medical purposes. Drawing on a qualitative analysis of writing from the Mass Observation Project, a national writing project docu... Read More about Negotiating the necessity of biomedical animal use through relations with vulnerability.

Self-management interventions for children and young people with sickle cell disease: A systematic review (2023)
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Poku, B. A., Atkin, K. M., & Kirk, S. (2023). Self-management interventions for children and young people with sickle cell disease: A systematic review. Health Expectations, 26(2), 579-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13692

AbstractBackgroundIncreasing numbers of interventions are being developed to support self‐management for children and young people (CYP) with sickle cell disease (SCD), but no systematic review has systematically synthesized this evidence regarding t... Read More about Self-management interventions for children and young people with sickle cell disease: A systematic review.

Abstraction, belonging and comfort in the prison classroom (2022)
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Little, R., & Warr, J. (2023). Abstraction, belonging and comfort in the prison classroom. Incarceration, 3(3), Article 26326663221142759. https://doi.org/10.1177/26326663221142759

Prison education, at the institutional and policy level, is too often about the use value of qualifications, rather than the exchange value inherent in the experience of learning. This article explores how abstract discussion can be used to resolve t... Read More about Abstraction, belonging and comfort in the prison classroom.

Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID-19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa (2022)
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Madziva, R., Mahiya, I., & Nyoni, C. (2022). Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID-19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa. Children & Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12680

This paper draws on research with a group of Zimbabwean orphaned young people. It explores their experiences of migrating to South Africa during the COVID-19 period when official borders were closed. It draws attention to the complexities of south–so... Read More about Childhood and children's migration in the era of COVID-19: A case study of Zimbabwean children/young people's migration to South Africa.

Resilience, higher education and widening participation: generating change for care experienced students (2022)
Journal Article
Ellis, K., & Johnston, C. (2024). Resilience, higher education and widening participation: generating change for care experienced students. Higher Education, 87, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00985-8

Over 80,000 children in England were being looked after in Local Authority care in 2020 and a further 40,000 people were defined as ‘care leavers’. Although a significant body of research highlights the prevalence of educational low achievement in th... Read More about Resilience, higher education and widening participation: generating change for care experienced students.

Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise (2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2023). Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 48(3), 491-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/tran.12594

The veterinary profession has been relatively understudied in social science, though recent work has highlighted the geographic dimensions of veterinary expertise. This paper draws on in-depth qualitative interviews with Named Veterinary Surgeons (NV... Read More about Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise.

Obesity in Nigerian Adults and the Associated Cause and Impact on the Population (2022)
Journal Article
Ellecom, J. B., Shaw, I., & Adams, G. G. (2022). Obesity in Nigerian Adults and the Associated Cause and Impact on the Population. Journal of Diabetes Research Reviews & Reports, 4(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.47363/JDRR/2022%284%29165

Background: Obesity has been on the rise in developed and developing countries such as Nigeria. Data from the WHO demonstrated the prevalence of obesity increased by 15% between 2002 and 2016 in Nigeria. Here, we examine the rate of obesity in Nigeri... Read More about Obesity in Nigerian Adults and the Associated Cause and Impact on the Population.

Adult Worker Model Typologies: Examining Work–Family Policies in Fifteen European Countries (2022)
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Lo, I. P. Y., Chau, R. C. M., & Yu, S. W. K. (2022). Adult Worker Model Typologies: Examining Work–Family Policies in Fifteen European Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), Article 14637. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214637

This article aims to advance the discussion of government policies for improving women’s work and family life. It focuses on exploring whether it is reasonable to expect that the supported adult worker model will play an important role in guiding gov... Read More about Adult Worker Model Typologies: Examining Work–Family Policies in Fifteen European Countries.

Negotiating Mongolian ethnic identity through the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a second language (2022)
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Wu, J., McLelland, N., & Dauncey, S. (2022). Negotiating Mongolian ethnic identity through the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a second language. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2022.2134879

Despite growing attention paid to the language ideologies of teachers as actors in bilingualism or multilingualism studies, little research has examined whether and how power dynamics between majority and minority languages play a role in the promulg... Read More about Negotiating Mongolian ethnic identity through the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a second language.

Keeping the conversation going: How progressivity is prioritised in co-remembering talk between couples impacted by dementia (2022)
Journal Article
Slocombe, F., Peel, E., Pilnick, A., & Albert, S. (2022). Keeping the conversation going: How progressivity is prioritised in co-remembering talk between couples impacted by dementia. Health, https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593221127822

This article explores how partners keep the conversation going with people living with dementia (PLWD) when speaking about shared memories. Remembering is important for PLWD and their families. Indeed, memory loss is often equated with identity loss.... Read More about Keeping the conversation going: How progressivity is prioritised in co-remembering talk between couples impacted by dementia.

A typology of dis/value in public service delivery (2022)
Journal Article
Parker, S., Cluley, V., & Radnor, Z. (2023). A typology of dis/value in public service delivery. Public Money and Management, 43(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2022.2124758

Dis/value or public value destruction is now increasingly recognized as part of the public value process. Despite this, confusion about the concept remains. This article assesses the use of public value destruction, and synonymous terms, in the publi... Read More about A typology of dis/value in public service delivery.